Roy Mustang's sister

Chapter 3

As the train started to pull out I ran alongside it, Rogue standing in the doorway, waiting for me to jump. Several people were staring at me with wide eyes, I heard someone scream as I leapt from the side, flipped sideways, and landed in the train compartment. A little girl laughed and clapped her hands in delight, I smiled at her and winked. I walked to a seat and sat down, stretching my long legs in front of me.

I dozed off until the train started to slow and Rogue barked, waking me up and scaring the lady across from me. I smiled apologetically at her, I stood up and strode to the door, threw it open, scaring several people, and leapt out. I flipped in midair, hit the ground, shoulder rolled forward, leapt to my feet, and strode off, whistling.

I walked through the streets, trying to remember where the ice cream shop was when I came across a group of kids no older than me. There was a big group of boys picking on a young girl, they pulled her pigtails and jeered at her, she screamed at them to stop with tears streaming down her face. I looked at Rogue to see him bristling in anger and a fierce growl erupting from his mouth, they heard him and turned to look at us.

The biggest boy just laughed and continued to jeer at the girl, I couldn't hold back anymore. I rushed forward and threw a punch at him, I hit his jaw and he flew to the ground. The girl looked at me gratefully and ran off, I was now surrounded by boys who looked like wrestlers. Great. The boy I had punched pulled himself up, spitting at the ground. He looked at me and snarled, "You're going to regret that." I smirked arrogantly at him, "Not as much as you are going to regret being a jerk to that girl." He lunged at me and I kicked his ribs, then, when he double over, I dealt out an uppercut and broke his nose.

The other boys lunged at me over their fallen leader and I dodged out of the way, I kicked and punched anyone who got too close and Rogue was clawing and biting. I finally grabbed his collar and jerked him out from underneath a boy, then I threw him into the street and took off at a sprint. I felt blood on my cheek and the sting of a cut, perfect, one of them had a ring and it cut my cheek, right along the bone. Roy was going to love this.

I sprinted down an alley with the boys right behind me, I was told I couldn't use Alchemy but I think this was a bit of an emergency. I didn't want to put them in the hospital, which I was going to do if I kept fighting them. After all, Major Armstrong taught me how to fight. It was muscle memory now, all those grueling hours of training paid off and I could hold my own against the best, at least for a while. These boys would be a piece of cake, but I had already KO 3 of them, I didn't want to hurt them, so retreat it was.

I clapped my hands together and snapped my fingers, ice covered the alleyway behind me and rocks flew up in jagged formations. That should stall them, if not stop them. I looked over my shoulder and laughed, they were skating horribly and several fell into each other. Yep, that stopped them. Thank goodness.

I turned to look forward again to see a blond haired boy turning the corner, I couldn't stop in time and rammed into him. We both flew to the ground and I rolled a few feet before I was stopped by a giant metal suit of armor. He picked me up and then rushed to the boy I had rammed into, "Brother!" he yelled, "Are you alright?" The boy shook off his giant brother's assistance and stood up. He glared at me and yelled, "Watch where you're going jerk!" Okay, it was an accident tiny. "Well, I wouldn't have if I could've seen you!"

The reaction was instant, "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A TINY LITTLE PIPSQUEAK WHO CAN'T EVEN REACH THE DOORKNOB?!" He lunged at me and I backed up, "Whoa! I didn't say that!" He kicked at me and I ducked, dealing out a kick of my own and connecting with his legs. He hit the ground but leapt up quickly, throwing a right hook at me, I blocked his swing and jabbed his ribs. He kicked my stomach with a powerful blow and I flew back into a very solid person. I felt big hands clamp down on my shoulder and I shoved my elbow at the person grabbing me, I connected, but it hurt my elbow. I yelped in pain and heard a familiar chuckle behind me, "Relax young Reyna! It's me! Alex Louis Armstrong!"

I let out a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness. You scared me Armstrong." He laughed heartily and I turned to face him, he gave me a broad smile and ruffled my hair. "What brings you here? I see you met the Elric brothers. What happened?" He gently touched my cheek and I winced, his expression changed instantly, "Don't worry Reyna! I'll heal you using the healing secret that has been passed down the Armstrong family for generations!" I paled and tried to run away, he had done a lot of 'healing' tricks to me when he trained me in combat. I didn't want him to 'heal' me.

But before I got far he grabbed me by my waist and yanked me back, "Help!" I cried to the suit of armor, if these were the Elric brother's, then the one in the armor must me Alphonse. The youngest brother, the brother who had the most taken from him. Just his soul graced the suit of armor. That also explains why the kick I received from Edward hurt so much, it was probably his automail leg.

The suit surged forward and Alex cried, "Never fear young Mustang! I'll heal you!" He carried me, though Alphonse was trying to get me out of his grip with Edward trailing behind, to a shop on the other side of the road and shoved me into a chair. He kneeled in front of me and grabbed my shoulder firmly, "Hold still Reyna, this may sting a little." He drew something from his pocket, a bag of herbs, and opened it. He drew a purplish thing out and crushed it between his fingers, he then put the crushed thing on my cheek. It stung like he had put a needle into my cheek and I cried out, breaking free from his grip to put my hand on my cheek.

I glared at him ruefully and he smiled apologetically at me, "Sorry Young Mustang, but it will help with the swelling. Why don't you tell me what happened?" Before I could say anything though, Edward blew up, "Wait a minute?! She's a Mustang?! Like, Colonel Mustang's sister?!" I nodded, "Problem?" I asked with a smirk, his mouth opened and closed his mouth like a fish and Alphonse quietly said, "We didn't know Colonel Mustang had a sister." I spread my arms, "Well, you just met her. Nice to meet you, my name is Reyna Mustang."

I stood up and held out my hand to both of them, Alphonse took it and shook it, Edward ruefully took it next. "Nice to meet you too!" Alphonse said cheerfully, "Right Ed?" Ed muttered something that I didn't catch and Armstrong smiled at me. I sighed and explained to him the situation, he smiled at me wider, "I'm proud of you Reyna, well done! Next time though, don't throw trashcans at them." Yeah, I told him instead of rocks, I assaulted them with trashcans I found in the alleyway. Funny way to attack someone isn't it?